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In Vivo Assessment of Glutamine Utilization by Bone Marrow Plasma Cells

Mayo Clinic · NCT03384108

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–60 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
20
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 1, 2017
Record last updated
February 25, 2026

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What the study is about

This pilot study will first establish the feasibility of an in vivo methodology of assessing the utilization of glutamine into the TCA cycle of normal bone marrow plasma cells from healthy subjects while comparing it to an ex vivo approach

Being studied: 5-13C-Glutamine; Bone marrow aspiration

Conditions: Healthy

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Ages 18-60
  • Able to provide written consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Renal Failure
  • Pregnancy
  • Active steroid use
  • Active liver Disease
  • Anemia (Hemoglobin \< 12.5 g/dL in men and \< 11.5 g/dL in women)
  • H/O alcohol use (average > 2 drinks per day)
  • BMI > 30

Recruiting US locations

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN 55905

    Site contact: Wilson Gonsalves, MD · 5072842511 · gonsalves.wilson@mayo.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Wilson Gonsalves · 5072842511 · gonsalves.wilson@mayo.edu
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